Where did your most impressive young colleague (graduated within the past 10 yrs) go to college?

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Yale, Wellesley, and Rutgers for college degrees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find this interesting to think about. My own kids are in early high school.

Those of you who work closely with people approx. age 30 and under (i.e. college graduates within the past 10 years):

Where did your most impressive young colleague go to college?

For me it's Oberlin.
She is new to my team and I recently just looked up her Linkedin because I was so curious as to where she went to school.
She was a biochemistry major but is working in consulting.

Sorry, this is a question not directly to your question. But could you let me know how can a biochemistry major work in consulting? What kind of consulting? Does she also have a graduate degree. DS is a biochemistry major and would like to do consulting.

[Anonymous]

Northeastern

[Anonymous]

Oxford University
Harvard University

[Anonymous]

Mary Washington
Medical resident

[Anonymous]

I had to look him up -- The University of the Incarnate Word (and then Harvard grad school)

[Anonymous]

Vassar undergrad and Columbia Law -- smart and affable with a great work ethic

[Anonymous]

Yale - the kid is whip-smart, hard-working, focused and driven. She is also very likable, easy to work with and humble. Never mentioned she went to Yale, I saw it on her LI.

Honestly, I was surprised, with Ivy League kids I always expect some arrogance.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Michigan BBA
Harvard MBA

Isn’t this redundant? Reeks of insecure striver desperate to put Ivy prestige on their resume.

A BBA is a bachelor's degree. The MBA is the professional degree you get after a bachelor's and some work experience.

Of course. But the coursework overlaps a ton, while an average engineer or liberal arts major will have never seen much MBA material.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find this interesting to think about. My own kids are in early high school.

Those of you who work closely with people approx. age 30 and under (i.e. college graduates within the past 10 years):

Where did your most impressive young colleague go to college?

For me it's Oberlin.
She is new to my team and I recently just looked up her Linkedin because I was so curious as to where she went to school.
She was a biochemistry major but is working in consulting.

Sorry, this is a question not directly to your question. But could you let me know how can a biochemistry major work in consulting? What kind of consulting? Does she also have a graduate degree. DS is a biochemistry major and would like to do consulting.

This person started as an intern and then program associate/program manager in a health-care related start-up.

[Anonymous]

Not recent, but when I did my internship at the White House in the late 90s, the people in the office where I worked told me they had been wary of any students from T25-ish schools. I was attending one of those and the employees were nervous about putting me in that office because a lot of students from elite schools felt the grunt work in that office was beneath them (this was based on their prior experiences). They were pleased that they decided to "take the chance" with me because I was happy to do whatever tasks were asked of me.

I know this isn't completely on topic, but just throwing it out there as food for thought....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not recent, but when I did my internship at the White House in the late 90s, the people in the office where I worked told me they had been wary of any students from T25-ish schools. I was attending one of those and the employees were nervous about putting me in that office because a lot of students from elite schools felt the grunt work in that office was beneath them (this was based on their prior experiences). They were pleased that they decided to "take the chance" with me because I was happy to do whatever tasks were asked of me.

I know this isn't completely on topic, but just throwing it out there as food for thought....

Corny and fake trope. Kids from elite schools are rich, lazy and entitled; state school proles are so charming and disciplined, with great work ethic. Not afraid to get their hands dirty and put on the extra hours! Womp, womp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Michigan BBA
Harvard MBA

Isn’t this redundant? Reeks of insecure striver desperate to put Ivy prestige on their resume.

A BBA is a bachelor's degree. The MBA is the professional degree you get after a bachelor's and some work experience.

You go to MBA when

1. You have shit ton of money and time
2. You get laid off

[Anonymous]

Santa Clara, actually promoted within a month after hiring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not recent, but when I did my internship at the White House in the late 90s, the people in the office where I worked told me they had been wary of any students from T25-ish schools. I was attending one of those and the employees were nervous about putting me in that office because a lot of students from elite schools felt the grunt work in that office was beneath them (this was based on their prior experiences). They were pleased that they decided to "take the chance" with me because I was happy to do whatever tasks were asked of me.

I know this isn't completely on topic, but just throwing it out there as food for thought....

Corny and fake trope. Kids from elite schools are rich, lazy and entitled; state school proles are so charming and disciplined, with great work ethic. Not afraid to get their hands dirty and put on the extra hours! Womp, womp.

I assure you that I am not making this up. I was surprised that they shared this info with me. The office I worked in mostly processed letters and answered phones. I don't think lazy was the issue, although probably entitled? Anyway, you can think I am a troll or making this up all you want. I have no reason to lie.